Darrell Waltrip has an estimated net worth of $25 million. He is a former racecar driver for NASCAR, an American sports analyst, author and national television broadcaster. He is a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion in 1981, 1982 and 1985, and a three-time NASCAR Cup Series runner-up in 1978, 1979, and 1986. He won the 1989 Daytona Cup 500 and the first five-time winner of the Coca-Cola 600 (formerly the World 600). He earned the Series’ longest race in 1978, 1979, 1985, 1988, and 1989; a first for any driver of all time.

Born Darrell Lee Waltrip on February 5, 1947 in Owensboro, Kentucky, he started his driving career in Go-Karts at the age of 12. His first race was during the 1995 Heartland Tailgate 175. In his career, he has had 59 career pole positions, 4th on the all list. He is tied for third in NASCAR’s all-time win list with Bobby Allison and has won 84 Winston Cup races and tied with Allison for third on the all-time list. His last race was in the 2005 Kroger 200 in Martinsville. He is noted for his work on the film Cars and has appeared in Talledega Nights. He has done commercials and co-wrote the book DW: A Lifetime of Going Around the Circles.